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How do you calculate if a block of wood will float in water or not?
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∙ 11y ago
If the density of the block is less than the density of water, then the block will float. Density of water is close to 1 gram per cubic centimeter. So measure the block and calculate its volume (Length x Width x Height). Use a scale to find the block's mass. Then divide mass/volume to calculate density. If you've measured in grams and centimeters, then the units will be g/cm³, then compare this to 1 g/cm³.
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∙ 11y ago
Daniel O
Since wood is lighter by volume than water, it floats
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How do you calculate volume of a wood block?
Length times width times height (lwh) is a way to figure out volume. If you try to do it with water displacement, the wood will adorn the water and ruin the calculations.
What part of the block of wood remains immersed in water of density 1000kg per cm cube when the block of wood placed in water has density 700 Kg per m cube?
-- The aggregate density of the wood block is 700/1000 = 0.7 the density of water. -- So, as soon as the wood has displaced 0.7 of its volume in water, it has displaced its entire weight in water, and floats. -- The wood floats with 0.7 of its volume below the surface and 0.3 of its volume above it.
How do you find the mass of a block of wood?
Measure it.
Which is heavier a 1cm cubed block of iron or a 1cm cubed block of wood?
Answer: That probably would depend on the type of wood (e.g. ironwood vs balsa.?Answer: No wood is as heavy as iron. Iron would be heavier. Iron has a density of about 8 gram per cubic centimeter; would is usually lighter than water (density less than 1), but some woods are a little heavier than water.
A block of wood has a height of 10 m a length of 2 m and a width of 2 m What is the volume of the block of wood?
40 cubic meters
Which will float on the water 1 kg block of wood or 1 g block of aluminum?
wood
Which will float on water a 1-kg block of wood or a 1-kg block of aluminum?
Wood will. A solid block of aluminum will sink. Things float when their density is less than water. There are some woods that sink.
Would a block of wood float on top of water?
depending what kind of wood it would probably only be driftwood that would float.
Would a block with holes in it sink in water?
Depends on what the block is made of. A block of wood will float. A block of concrete will sink.
Which will float in water a 1kg of block of wood or a 1 g block og Aluminum?
In most cases the wood will float (there are a few dense tropical woods that will not) and the metal will sink. things float because they displace more weight of water than their own volume if not they sink
Why does a block of wood float higher in saltwater than a block of wood in fresh water?
Boyle's Law - upthrust equals the weight of fluid displaced, so the more dense fluid (salt water) will cause the wood to float higher than the less dense fluid (pure water).
If you put a wooden block in a river it will float or not?
Most wood (blocks) float because most wood is less dense than water. However, there are some hardwoods that are denser than water, a block made from one of these would sink.
Will a block of wood with a mass of 1000 grams will sink in water?
No. It doesn't matter how heavy a block of wood is, it depends on the density of the wood. Generally wood floats as the density of wood is lighter than the density of the water, so it would float.
Does a block of wood sink in water?
It may or may not float. It depends on whether the entire piece of wood is less dense than the water. Most wood is and will float on water. Very dense woods, such as ebony and cocobolo are more dense than water and will sink.
Will a block of ebony wood float in water?
a block of ebony will sink in water because it's density is 1.2 g/cm3 and the water's density is 1g/cm3
Would a glass and wood block float in water?
if it was a cubick foot of water and the glass was the same and weighs less then the water than yes
Will a block of ash wood float in methanol?
yes
